AMERICA - st LP 71 w Hat Trick LP 73 w Hearts LP 75 w Hideaway LP 76 w Harbor LP 77 w View From The Ground LP 82 w Greatest Hits LP & CD 75

 REPOST and ADD ON:  Finally decided to tackle all this stuff from Goodwill having only posted the CD of greatest hits while still missing the 72 & 74 albums but the GH has three of each mostly.  Turns out their debut (first song a little messed up)  is another one of those prize vinyl sounds we are so fond of here like the first ELP, Country Joe and others...from a comment text file I threw in while researching the second album:  America's debut album is a folk-pop classic, a stellar collection of memorable songs that would prove influential on such acts as the Eagles and Dan Fogelberg. Crosby, Stills & Nash are the group's obvious stylistic touchstone here, especially in the vocal harmonies used (compare the thick chordal singing of "Sandman" and "Children" to CS&N's "You Don't Have to Cry" and "Guinevere") and the prominent use of active strummed acoustic guitar arrangements (contrast "Riverside" to CS&N's "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes").                       A comment also included with others:  Charlie Ricci said...

I believe America's debut was their best CD but Homecoming is weaker only by comparison. They are another band who started out very strong and gradually sunk to middle-of-the-road mediocrity. However, their 2007 comeback album, Here & Now is outstanding and was one of the best CDs of the just completed decade.

Perplexio said...Charlie: There is some great stuff on their debut and I'd even go so far as to say there are some songs on the debut that are better than anything on Homecoming. But I still find Homecoming to be more consistent and to have a better "flow" to it than their debut.

What makes this unusual, the 3 members of America were born in England to US Servicemen. Whether it was a startlingly brilliant imagination or a rapid osmosis of California culture upon moving to the States listening to Homecoming one could easily forget these guys weren't native born Californians.

https://mega.nz/file/MucGwAQY#lL6jZQe2IG0Ra7oJ7ssBh2vbSk-gCF1x8JSo95Jqqks

THE PHOTOS - st LP 80 w Crystal Tips and Mighty Mice CD 81 w There's Always Work Promo EP 83

 REPOST Request:  Hadn't even opened the second album CD rip I had gotten from another blog and find out it is produced by none other than famous producer who chimes in at our T.Rex group from time to time Tony Visconti!!!! WoW...also I see I need to buy the first album CD reissue with lots of bonus trax on it.

https://mega.nz/file/IjsXhQ7R#IqWGLB0rmfATP71gD4oEGzuSXExgsZ57xjVtz0OyPvE

VA - The Pye Years tape - Anth. Of Brit Rock-A Compleat Collection

 REPOST Request:  A real cool list of bands on this cassette compilation that I had to repair.  Features unique singles versions by these bands:  David Bowie, Donovan, Mungo Jerry, Status Quo, Sandie Shaw, The Kinks, The Searchers, The Foundations and The Honeycombs.

https://mega.nz/file/Mq00jJiI#C7TMTAikygWRUEvyS9__gPeiX7L5QgAEjiibg5BJYYQ

VA - CD CARD 20 Hits 1963 & 1967

 Wow these are pretty cool with new songs to me and these two years I found at Goodwill are cool with pre-Beatles and then right in the heart of the 60's music.  Artists featured:  The Dubliners, Donovan, Simon Dupree & The Big Sound, Johnny Mann Singers, The Beach Boys, Billy J. Kramer, Bobby Vee, The Hollies, Matt Monro, Del Shannon, Ned Miller, The Dakotas, Adam Faith, The Exciters, Freddie & The Dreamers, The Crickets, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, The Shadows, Little Eva, Swinging Blue Jeans, Fats Domino, Jan & Dean, Frank Ifield, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Jeff Beck, The Seekers, Paul Jones, Young Idea, Herman's Hermits, Vicki Carr, Lulu, The Scaffold, Shirley Bassey, Frankie Vaughan, Keith West and Bobbie Gentry.       https://krakenfiles.com/view/Qe2z70WTmQ/file.html

VA - Live Stiffs LP 79 w The Son Of Stiff Tour 1980 EP

 REPOST Request:  Some absolutely kick-ass bands that you will recognize if you have followed this DU blog for any length of time, features:  Nick Lowe's Last Chicken In The Shop, Wreckless Eric And The New Rockets, Larry Wallis' Psychedelic Rowdies, Elvis Costello And The Attractions, Ian Dury And The Blockheads, Joe 'King' Carrasco And The Crowns, Any Trouble, The Equators, Tenpole Tudor and Dirty Looks.  Here is a link from Eric's blog about Larry Wallis shown on cover (R.I.P.)  https://thedysfunctionalworldof.blogspot.com/2019/09/larry-wallis-may-1949-september-2019.html?fbclid=IwAR2HNh3CXRDD9efop8mTSGz53jb2r_2z8_JZKcPHbOBvNyF_Mz08e583k3Y

Here is the file:  https://gofile.io/d/x9Ane9

KING CRIMSON - In The Court of the Crimson King CD 69 w In the Wake of Poseidon LP 70 w Lizard CD 70 w Islands CD 71 w Larks Tongues In Aspic CD 73 w Red CD 74 w Starless and Bible Black CD 74 w 40th Anniversary Live CD 74 w Live at Palazzo Dello Sprot Italy 3-20-74 w Discipline CD 81 w Beat CD 82

 REPOST and ADD ON:  As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I have been cleaning up my blog WINRAR downloads so I can find stuff (it seems some were labeled by 3rd graders, etc. LOL) and these were spread all over the place with goofy titles.  Still have lots to go before I can be more functional in posting.  I had the classic 1969 vinyl in high school and flat out just wore it out and lost it along with way so was glad a blog had my back on that and then the rest followed from another blog.

https://gofile.io/d/rKtgmX

VA - TWO ROOMS - Celebrating The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin tape 91

 Wow this Goodwill find is a real treasure!  First couple tunes had slight warp spots.  Artists include:  Eric Clapton, Kate Bush, The Who, Sting, The Beach Boys, Wilson Phillips, Joe Cocker, Jon Bon Jovi, Tina Turner, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Rod Stewart, Bruce Hornsby, Sinead O'Connor, Phil Collins and George Michael.  Some real excellent cover tunes here.           https://gofile.io/d/IYGLjT

Aztec Camera - High Land Hard Rain LP 83 w Knife LP 84 w Live EP 85 w Love LP 87

 REPOST Request:  These are the albums I enjoyed hearing since high school except 'Love'.  I guess I had posted some later ones from other blogs but couldn't find those.   Guitar-playing buddy loved these

https://gofile.io/d/KxQaq8    

jamiroquai - Traveling Without Moving CD 96

 Had this one right when it came out but lost track of it perhaps borrowed out at on of my annual house parties.  Such a classic, good to find again at Goodwill.         https://gofile.io/d/s5eh5e

THE CASSANDRA COMPLEX - Moscow Idaho EP 85 w Grenade LP 86 w Hello America LP 87 w EP 87 w Feel The Width CD 87 w THEOMANIA LP 88 w Satan, Bugs Bunny, And Me... LP 89 w Finland EP 90 w Cyberpunk LP 90 w March (partial) EP w

REPOST and ADD ON:  While looking in the 'C's' in my unopened WINRAR files I found a cool earlier release by this Leeds, UK band called 'Feel The Width' so I added it in my rips from before.

https://gofile.io/d/FMaQcC

EURYTHMICS - Ultimate Collection CD 05 w Peace CD 99

 REPOST and ADD ON:  Added the 'Ultimate Collection' CD which has all the cool tracks!

https://gofile.io/d/J5QB4f

VA - Discovery Sampler-Alternative CD 95

 This was a cool and timely grab from my Goodwill CD stack as it has the band Sleeper for which A.J. just posted at his awesome blog 'Themes From Great Cities" out their in the U.K.  Other bands:  Hum (I used to have a cassette by them but couldn't find it), Truck Stop Love, Wanderlust and Fury In The Slaughterhouse who I believe I have posted in the past.          https://gofile.io/d/VjJJrI

DEF LEPPARD - GREATEST HITS CD 95

 Actually had older friends who just loved this band!  Thus worth hearing to me.

https://gofile.io/d/uoY8Hd

KIKI DEE - I'm Kiki Dee CD 68 w Loving And Free CD 73 w st feat. The Elton John Band 77 LP w Stay With Me LP 78 w Rocket Rides feat. music by Elton John w 1977 w Perfect Timing LP 81 w The Motown Years CD 05

 REPOST and ADD ON:  Thanks immensely to Guitaradeplastico.scraping odditites for sending me links to three new add's to the original post.  I bought the CD's with Elton John stuff from a record show long ago and it is not an official release I don't think.  Can't wait to hear the new stuff!     

LINK REPOSTED 4-5-2023:   https://krakenfiles.com/view/sq3ea2QFTL/file.html